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ECONOMIC GROWTH
Labour calls for council powers to intervene in high streets
By Martin Ford | 25 February 2021
Proposals for councils to take over empty shops and a ‘wholesale reform’ of business rates have b...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Can logistics deliver a greener, more sustainable recovery in the capital?
By Robin Woodbridge | 12 February 2021
Robin Woodbridge lays out the arguments for refocusing on industrial development in London, inclu...
PLANNING
Councils are key to our climate goals
By Paul O'Brien | 02 February 2021
There is universal agreement that climate change targets can’t be achieved if councils are exclud...
PLANNING
Mandarins told of planning overhaul 'outrage'
By Martin Ford | 29 January 2021
The Planning White Paper came in for heavy criticism as two Marsham Street officials addressed an...
PLANNING
Alliance calls for a greener rethink to planning reforms
By Laura Sharman and Heather Jameson | 20 January 2021
The Government has been urged to rethink its ‘damaging’ reforms to the planning system and put pe...
PLANNING
Making the best of brownfield
By Dr Malcolm Hockaday | 20 January 2021
When it comes to brownfield sites to build new homes on, there is no shortage of them, says Dr Ma...
WHITEHALL
Jenrick launches plans to force sale of unused land
By Heather Jameson | 18 January 2021
Communities secretary Robert Jenrick has announced plans which will force councils to sell unused...
PLANNING
Councillors voice intervention fears
By Martin Ford | 13 January 2021
Members of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council have raised concerns the authority could f...
PLANNING
Jenrick announces revised plan for housing algorithm
By William Eichler | 16 December 2020
The Government has announced a raft of new measures in an attempt to provide much-needed homes in...
PLANNING
Could the Planning White Paper's digital first approach be applied more widely?
By Gill Kneller | 15 December 2020
Thanks to the pandemic, this year's Planning for the Future White Paper is on-trend, says Gill Kn...
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